Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Flexible Technologies

CHAPTER 6

Flexible Solar Cells Made ofNanowires/Microwires

Jongseung Yoon¹, Yugang Sun² and John A. Rogers³

¹Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA

²Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA

³Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA

CONTENTS

Introduction

Basic operating principles of solar cells

Flexible p–n junction solar cells

Flexible photoelectrochemical cells

Conclusion

References

INTRODUCTION

Global energy demand is projected to more than double by 2050 owing to the growth in population ...